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Meez: The Business of Avatars
2006-09-02 07:36:01 Interview sponsored by Term Life Insurance. What did Korea have that the U.S. didn’t until recently? Avatar s , in 3D, to use across various media platforms including cell phones, instant messengers, and MySpace. I believe it’s a very interesting business and it seems to be doing well. According to Meez’s Director of Marketing Michael Lehman, over [...] More About: Business , Ness , The Bus
Quixtar - Legitimate Money Maker or Just Big Dreams?
2006-08-31 19:30:02 Recently I wrote about how my girlfriends cousin and her husband tried to get us to join Quixtar. I turned down the “opportunity” to join. I couldn’t see how it would make me a significant amount of money without consuming a ton of free time and resources. There’s been a lot of blogging on the [...] More About: Dreams , Money , Just , Maker , Dream
Preparing For or Dealing With Job Loss
2006-08-31 13:24:01 Mighty Bargain Hunter has organized a wonderful group writing project - How to prepare for, or deal with, job loss. » Plan ahead. In a global marketplace no one is truly secure. “A good defense is the best offense.” » Have your finances in order and know ahead of time where you can cut costs if [...] More About: With , Ring , Deal , Loss , Ealing
Venture Capital Wants To Fund You
2006-08-31 13:24:01 Want to start a business but don’t have a good idea? Well, that’s not a very good way to start but lucky for you there are venture capital firms who are willing to give away ideas and money to those that can dish up a working product. Business 2.0 calles it The $100 Million [...] More About: Fun , Venture , Venture Capital , Fund , Want
Aridni Thinks Financial Bloggers Are Losing Focus
2006-08-31 13:24:01 Are personal finance bloggers losing their long-term focus by posting monthly net worth updates? Katie over at Aridni.com thinks so! We should be finding ways to establish money-generating avenues that can multiple for the future, not necessarily for today. [ Source ] Her argument seems to be that instead of counting the change in your current [...] More About: Blogger , Financial , Blog , Bloggers , Think
Get Personal Finance Advice at SavingAdvice.com
2006-08-29 13:21:01 Interview sponsored by Term Life Insurance Canada. Do you have questions about budgeting or saving money? Ever wonder how to teach your kids responsible money management? These questions and more can be answered at SavingAdvice .com a treasure trove of great information, backed by a large and friendly community of like-minded people. SavingAdvice has a very [...] More About: Personal , Personal Finance , Finance , Person
Carnival of Business #19
2006-08-29 13:21:01 I encourage you to visit SmallBusiness Gurus.com to see the latest edition of the Carnival of Business! I would love to have some new people host the Carnival. Contact me if you’re interested. Technorati Tags: carnival of business, business, blog More About: Ness , Sine
CreditYes.com - Predatory Lending?
2006-08-29 13:21:01 There’s a company called Credit Yes.com that supposedly will lend to anyone regardless of their credit. Now, there’s a lot of companies that say that but from conversations with acquantences CreditYes really means it. Girl #1: “Oh sick, what’s that smell?” Guy #1: “That’s Steve’s credit! It stinks!” Steve: “yeah, sorry guys…” Guy #1: “But, Steve, how can [...] More About: Edit , Ending , Predator , Lending
3 Money Saving Tips
2006-08-28 13:18:02 Looking for a few more tips to help you save money or reduce debt? Here are 3 Money Saving Tips to help you improve your personal finance situation. Save Money: Shop Online: You can save a lot of money simply by shopping online. Even better, most reputable retailers offer free standard shipping. Automatic Deductions: Open a savings [...] More About: Ving
Free The Drones Discusses Abusive Tactics
2006-08-28 13:18:02 Free The Drones , a personal finance blog I’ve only recently become aware of, has a post titled, Abusive Tactics by Debt Collectors. The post is inspired by an article in the Boston Globe. I like the articles but I am dismayed by the sympathy for people who default on debt payments and then are blown [...] More About: Free , Disc
Blog Business Summit in Seattle
2006-08-26 13:18:01 During the 25th-27th of October, the week before Halloween, Seat tle , Washington will play host to the Blog Business Summit which will be hosted at the Bell Harbour Conference Center. Speakers at the Blog Business Summit have included, or will include, Chris Pirillo, Brian Alvey who co-founded Weblogs, Inc., and Molly Holzschlag of molly.com. As [...] More About: Ness
Basic Personal Finance Articles
2006-08-25 13:15:01 I’ve written a number of fundamental articles that give people who are new to personal finance management a good knowledge base. With so many new readers and subscribers I figured it would be a good idea to highlight a few of them here. Personal Finance Article s : Get Your Goals Right Debt Management Tips for Frugal Living Understand Capital [...] More About: Personal Finance
JLP?s Question of the Day Marathon
2006-08-25 13:15:01 JLP at AllFinancialMatters has organized a Quest ion of the Day Mara thon for the month of August. Each weekday during August, a different personal finance blogger poses a question for readers to answer. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you might want to. It’s been a neat collaboration. Here are the links to all [...] More About: The D
MySpace Selfishly Gobbling Up TheirSpace
2006-08-25 13:15:01 MySpace - the horribly ugly website that, for some reason, catches young America and keeps them hooked is on the move to edge out competing sites. CNNMoney (Will Fox Change MySpace?) discusses their plans for expansion and increased revenue generation through deals with eBay or Amazon, a ramped up photo- and video-sharing capability and additional [...] More About: Myspace , Fish , Self , Pace
Welcome to Hitler?s Cross, Can I Get You Something to Eat?
2006-08-25 13:15:01 I was using Google’s BlogSearch to look for info on MySpace and happened upon one of the worst business ideas ever. A blog called The Tension has a post showing a couple pictures of Hitler ’s Cross - a restaurant. Apparently the name, logo, and Hitler pictures caused such a ruckus that the owner (genius that [...] More About: Welcome , Methi , Come
eBay Fee Changes - Good or Bad?
2006-08-23 13:12:01 CNNMoney has an article titled, eBay Raises Fees, Incites Fury, detailing the recent changes at eBay. The new fee structure is effective today! August 22, 2006 eBay claims it will, “incite sellers to use the core part of the site more often.” I don’t see how raising all fees will do that. If the problem is [...] More About: Change , Ebay , Good , Changes , Chang
Meez So Fine
2006-08-22 13:09:02 There’s a really cool website called Meez that I came across via Problogger.net. Here’s my Meez. Let’s see Yourrz. If you create one comment below with a link to your avatar. The Space Needle from Seattle was the closest thing to me. I’m a Washingtonian so it’s all good. Anyway, there’s a [...] More About: Fine
Welcome To The 18th Carnival of Business
2006-08-22 13:09:02 Welcome to the 18th weekly edition of the Carnival of Business ! Before we get started I’d like to point out that I updated my About MMF page. I added additional info about me and included 4 new pictures! Curious about the picture on the left? Click it to find out what the heck is [...] More About: Welcome , Come , Ness
Disney Game Promotes Entrepreneurship
2006-08-19 13:03:01 I came across a non-profit that promotes entrepreneurship called The Kauffman Foundation which, in turn, led me to a video game they created jointly with Disney . The game is called Hot Shot Business. In Hot Shot Business you can sell candy, comics, lawn care services and more. The game was developed in Flash and [...] More About: Entrepreneurship , Entrepreneur , Promote , Prom
Carnival Reminder
2006-08-19 13:03:01 Just a quick reminder that submissions for the Carnival of Business are due by Sunday at 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Click here to submit your article. Carnival Hosts Are Needed! Use the contact form below if you would like to host an upcoming edition of the Carnival of Business. Thank you! Your Name: (required) Your [...] More About: Mind , Reminder , Remi
7 Personal Finance Tips
2006-08-19 13:03:01 Darren Rowse at ProBlogger.net decided to start up a Group Writing Project comprised of lists from every imaginable blog out there. Cool, huh?! I came up with 7 Person al Finance Tips that have helped me make, save, and grow my money. 7 Personal Finance Tips: Learn To Earn: Maximize your money making skills by learning about [...]
Prosper.com Adds New Data Feature for Social Lending
2006-08-19 13:03:01 You may, or may not, have noticed that Prosper .com recently added a new feature on their site for determining the performance of various types of loans. Navigate to the Performance Data : Click ‘Lend’. Click ‘Performance’. There is data on performance as well as delinquency. You can change the date range to the last few days or expand it [...] More About: Social , Feature , Soci
Inc. Magazine Misstates Prosper?s Plans
2006-08-19 13:03:01 Prosper.com, a person-to-person lending site, was profiled in the most recent issue of Inc. Magazine (August 2006) in an article titled, Brother Can You Spare Me A Dime? The New Alternative to Banks and VCs: Person-to-Person Lending. In the article the author, Alex Salkever, states that: [CEO Chris] Larsen’s next move will be to increase [...] More About: Prosper , Plans , Miss , State
Local Community College Is A Great Investment
2006-08-17 13:00:22 Today I received an interesting pamphlet from Mt. Hood Community College . The article that caught my eye is titled, Supercharging the Economic Engine. Basically, it breaks down the educational experience in monetary terms not only to the student but also to the local community. There are no $600 toilet seats here - when state and [...] More About: Investment , Men , Muni
Boost Amazon.com Affiliate Sales
2006-08-17 13:00:22 A new company called MotionMall wants to help you sell through Amazon ’s affiliate program. What is MotionMall? MotionMall presents Amazon ads in a new and customizable way. The “ads are custom-built by choosing from a variety of display settings and content preferences. Website owners place the customized ads on their websites in any manner [...] More About: Affiliate , Sales , Sale , Boost
Carnival of Business #17
2006-08-17 13:00:22 Be sure to visit Global Market Development, they’re hosting this week’s Carnival of Business . After that, head on over to Frank the Financially Savvy Atheist for the Carnival of Personal Finance. Reminder: I’m hosting the Cavalcade of Risk this week, it’ll be posted on Wednesday. Also, I’m looking for hosts for the Carnival of Business. [...] More About: Ness , Sine
How I Can Make An Easy $3.2 Million
2006-08-17 13:00:22 I love making easy money. And I love it even more when the opportunity comes to me. Today I was contacted by a sweet talking French woman hoping to enlist my help in recovering $16,000,000 of which 20%, or $3,200,000, will end up in my pocket. The job offer sounds so authentic, no? From [...] More About: Lion , Make , Easy , Million
Welcome to the Cavalcade of Risk
More articles from this author:2006-08-17 13:00:22 Welcome to the Cavalcade of Risk , a blog carnival dedicated “to offer[ing] insights into the world of risk management; generally, this will be insurance-related, but that?s not a requirement.” This is the 6th edition of the CoR. InsureBlog - Don’t Buy Health Insurance The Career Intensity Blog - Doubt Free Decision Making Debt Free - Avoid Bankruptcy by [...] More About: Welcome , Come , Cade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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